Col. Starling was a national security affairs fellow for 2007–2008 at the Hoover Institution. He will discuss America's top security challenges for our next president including existing and emerging threats.

Joel Barry Pollak is a South African-American conservative political commentator, writer, radio host, and attorney. He currently serves as the senior editor-at-large for Breitbart News. He attended Harvard College ('99), the University of Cape Town ('06), and Harvard Law School ('09). In 2010, he was the Republican nominee for U.S. Congress from Illinois's 9th congressional district. From 2009 to 2010 he was a research fellow at the Hudson Institute, and since 2017 he has been a radio host at SiriusXM.

Elected to Congress in November 2022, Kevin Kiley previously served in the California State Assembly, representing District 6 from 2016 to 2022. In 2021, Kiley ran as a replacement candidate in the recall of Gavin Newsom. Kiley earned his bachelor's degree from Harvard University, his J.D. from Yale Law School, and his master's in secondary education from Loyola Marymount. He is a staunch conservative and fearless in the face of California's Democrat policies. We will welcome his comments on the Republican-controlled  US House of Representatives.

Following a lively raffle and auction during dinner, the evening will unfold with enchanting dance rhythms provided by the Vince Aguiar Trio. Get ready for a night filled with joy and merriment!

Former State Senator and Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez was a Russian language translator for the US Navy and was part of reconnaissance flight missions during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Today, her organization's "America First" mission is to ensure President Trump's next administration will be ready to implement his policies on Day 1.

John Choon Yoo is a Korean-born American legal scholar and former government official who serves as the Emanuel S. Heller Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. He became known for his legal opinions concerning executive power, warrantless wiretapping, and the Geneva Conventions while serving in the George W. Bush administration, during which he was the author of the controversial Torture Memos during the War on Terror.

Having completed his nine term in the United States House of Representatives earlier this year, Congressman Louie Gohmert was first sworn in January 4, 2005. He proudly represented the First District of Texas which encompasses over 12 counties stretching nearly 120 miles along the state’s eastern border.

Catherine is a mother, business owner, native Texan and lifelong practitioner of common sense. What became a full-time calling to grassroots activism started in 2008, when she could no longer silently watch as government acted in stark contrast to America's principles of personal liberty and economic freedom.

Again, this year there will be a raffle drawing for great prizes at the event. A listing of the raffle prizes will be sent to you via email very soon. Raffle tickets can ONLY be purchased at the event with either a check payable to the Republican Club of San Francisco or cash at 5 tickets for $25; 10 tickets for $40; 15 tickets for $50. There will be NO live auction this year. The proceeds from the raffle sales will benefit Tunnel to Towers.

Elected to Congress in November, Kevin Kiley previously served in the California State Assembly, representing District 6 from 2016 to 2022. In 2021, Kiley ran as a replacement candidate in the recall of Gavin Newsom. Kiley earned his bachelor's degree from Harvard University, his J.D. from Yale Law School, and his master's in secondary education from Loyola Marymount. He is a staunch conservative and fearless in the face of California's Democrat policies. We will welcome his comments on the new Republican US House of Representatives.

James Jay Carafano is a leading expert in national security and foreign policy challenges, an accomplished historian and teacher, as well as a prolific writer and researcher. He currently serves as The Heritage Foundation’s Vice President, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, assuming responsibility for Heritage’s entire defense and foreign policy team; the E. W. Richardson Fellow; and the Director of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies.

Please celebrate with us at the Italian Athletic Club on Election Night. We will start with a no-host bar reception at 5:30. followed by a family-style dinner and screening of "2000 Mules" at 6:00. We will then turn to Fox News election results coverage on the big screen. 

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Paul John Manafort, Jr., is an American lobbyist, political consultant, attorney and author of "Political Prisoner: Persecuted, Prosecuted, but Not Silenced."

Katie Hopkins is a British conservative media personality and columnist best known for her unflinching reporting in hostile environments. She is also funny.